LGT Venture Philanthropy

Philanthropic capital for scaling positive impact

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LGT Venture Philanthropy

Scaling innovative solutions to societal problems

How we create impact

LGT Venture Philanthropy

Scaling positive impact across world regions

Portfolio

Improving the quality of life of disadvantaged people

LGT Venture Philanthropy deploys philanthropic growth capital to organizations and companies with effective, innovative and scalable solutions to social and environmental challenges.

About LGT Venture Philanthropy

LGT's CEO H.S.H. Prince Max von und zu Liechtenstein founded LGT Venture Philanthropy in 2007 with the mission to improve the quality of life of disadvantaged people, contribute to healthy ecosystems and build resilient, inclusive and prosperous communities.

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News

LGT Venture Philanthropy’s response to the pandemic - Support our portfolio

Apr 16, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic: Supporting our partners in need

To respond to the crisis in a sustainable and scalable way, we work directly with our partners and portfolio organizations

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Oct 4, 2019

Celebrating 10 years of LGT Impact Fellowship

LGT Venture Philanthropy celebrates the 10th anniversary of the LGT Impact Fellowship and the arrival of the 2019 cohort

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Sep 10, 2019

LGT Venture Philanthropy partners with Harambee to accelerate youth employment

New funding to grow jobs and work experiences for work-seekers

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Aug 28, 2019

LGT Lightstone grows in India

LGT acquires leading Indian impact investor Aspada from Soros Economic Development Fund to expand its global impact investing platform, LGT Lightstone

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Jul 12, 2019

New $1M commitment from LGT Venture Philanthropy to help m2m significantly increase scale and impact

mothers2mothers (m2m) is excited to announce that our long-standing supporter, LGT Venture Philanthropy (LGT VP), has chosen to deepen their commitment with a new $1M grant. This non-programmatic funding will help m2m increase our scale and impact significantly.

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What we do

We scale innovative organizations and companies by providing a tailored combination of capital, access to professional skills, management know-how and strategic advice. Our portfolio organizations and companies are active in key impact sectors, including: education, health and environmental protection and restoration. Through our engagements, we directly contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Our approach and impact

Portfolio

With effective, innovative, and scalable models, our portfolio has the potential to sustainably improve the quality of life of millions of disadvantaged people, providing access to essential goods and services, or protecting and restoring the environment.

The models we support

Fellowship program for a meaningful career

As part of the strategic support to our portfolio, we established the LGT Impact Fellowship program. It connects us and our portfolio with professionals who have the right, relevant experience to help us and our organizations scale. In our blog, the Fellows describe their day-to-day work on the ground.

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